PUBLIC SERVICE

It is the purpose of any state-supported institution to serve the needs of its diverse
constituency. UNK works cooperatively with other agencies to provide the public with
educational services to enhance individual, regional, state, national, and international
development. Sponsorship of the James E. Smith Midwest Conference on World Affairs resumed
in 1988 with international representatives converging on Kearney to discuss issues of
global importance. Through the Museum of Nebraska Art,
the Artists and Lecturers series, and the various other artistic and cultural resources of
the campus, the institution serves as the cultural hub of Central Nebraska.